diff --git a/src/add-ons/accelerants/intel_extreme/mode.cpp b/src/add-ons/accelerants/intel_extreme/mode.cpp
index 68db6bc0e2..bf09a303a3 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/accelerants/intel_extreme/mode.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/accelerants/intel_extreme/mode.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,9 @@ create_mode_list(void)
 void
 wait_for_vblank(void)
 {
-	acquire_sem(gInfo->shared_info->vblank_sem);
+	acquire_sem_etc(gInfo->shared_info->vblank_sem, 1, B_RELATIVE_TIMEOUT, 25000);
+		// With the output turned off via DPMS, we might not get any interrupts anymore
+		// that's why we don't wait forever for it.
 }